Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 985 and we're going to multiply it by 157, essentially adding 985 to itself 157 times.
Step 1: 0 + 985 = 985
Step 2: 985 + 985 = 1970
Step 3: 1970 + 985 = 2955
Step 4: 2955 + 985 = 3940
Step 5: 3940 + 985 = 4925
Step 6: 4925 + 985 = 5910
Step 7: 5910 + 985 = 6895
Step 8: 6895 + 985 = 7880
Step 9: 7880 + 985 = 8865
Step 10: 8865 + 985 = 9850
Step 11: 9850 + 985 = 10835
Step 12: 10835 + 985 = 11820
Step 13: 11820 + 985 = 12805
Step 14: 12805 + 985 = 13790
Step 15: 13790 + 985 = 14775
Step 16: 14775 + 985 = 15760
Step 17: 15760 + 985 = 16745
Step 18: 16745 + 985 = 17730
Step 19: 17730 + 985 = 18715
Step 20: 18715 + 985 = 19700
Step 21: 19700 + 985 = 20685
Step 22: 20685 + 985 = 21670
Step 23: 21670 + 985 = 22655
Step 24: 22655 + 985 = 23640
Step 25: 23640 + 985 = 24625
Step 26: 24625 + 985 = 25610
Step 27: 25610 + 985 = 26595
Step 28: 26595 + 985 = 27580
Step 29: 27580 + 985 = 28565
Step 30: 28565 + 985 = 29550
Step 31: 29550 + 985 = 30535
Step 32: 30535 + 985 = 31520
Step 33: 31520 + 985 = 32505
Step 34: 32505 + 985 = 33490
Step 35: 33490 + 985 = 34475
Step 36: 34475 + 985 = 35460
Step 37: 35460 + 985 = 36445
Step 38: 36445 + 985 = 37430
Step 39: 37430 + 985 = 38415
Step 40: 38415 + 985 = 39400
Step 41: 39400 + 985 = 40385
Step 42: 40385 + 985 = 41370
Step 43: 41370 + 985 = 42355
Step 44: 42355 + 985 = 43340
Step 45: 43340 + 985 = 44325
Step 46: 44325 + 985 = 45310
Step 47: 45310 + 985 = 46295
Step 48: 46295 + 985 = 47280
Step 49: 47280 + 985 = 48265
Step 50: 48265 + 985 = 49250
Step 51: 49250 + 985 = 50235
Step 52: 50235 + 985 = 51220
Step 53: 51220 + 985 = 52205
Step 54: 52205 + 985 = 53190
Step 55: 53190 + 985 = 54175
Step 56: 54175 + 985 = 55160
Step 57: 55160 + 985 = 56145
Step 58: 56145 + 985 = 57130
Step 59: 57130 + 985 = 58115
Step 60: 58115 + 985 = 59100
Step 61: 59100 + 985 = 60085
Step 62: 60085 + 985 = 61070
Step 63: 61070 + 985 = 62055
Step 64: 62055 + 985 = 63040
Step 65: 63040 + 985 = 64025
Step 66: 64025 + 985 = 65010
Step 67: 65010 + 985 = 65995
Step 68: 65995 + 985 = 66980
Step 69: 66980 + 985 = 67965
Step 70: 67965 + 985 = 68950
Step 71: 68950 + 985 = 69935
Step 72: 69935 + 985 = 70920
Step 73: 70920 + 985 = 71905
Step 74: 71905 + 985 = 72890
Step 75: 72890 + 985 = 73875
Step 76: 73875 + 985 = 74860
Step 77: 74860 + 985 = 75845
Step 78: 75845 + 985 = 76830
Step 79: 76830 + 985 = 77815
Step 80: 77815 + 985 = 78800
Step 81: 78800 + 985 = 79785
Step 82: 79785 + 985 = 80770
Step 83: 80770 + 985 = 81755
Step 84: 81755 + 985 = 82740
Step 85: 82740 + 985 = 83725
Step 86: 83725 + 985 = 84710
Step 87: 84710 + 985 = 85695
Step 88: 85695 + 985 = 86680
Step 89: 86680 + 985 = 87665
Step 90: 87665 + 985 = 88650
Step 91: 88650 + 985 = 89635
Step 92: 89635 + 985 = 90620
Step 93: 90620 + 985 = 91605
Step 94: 91605 + 985 = 92590
Step 95: 92590 + 985 = 93575
Step 96: 93575 + 985 = 94560
Step 97: 94560 + 985 = 95545
Step 98: 95545 + 985 = 96530
Step 99: 96530 + 985 = 97515
Step 100: 97515 + 985 = 98500
Step 101: 98500 + 985 = 99485
Step 102: 99485 + 985 = 100470
Step 103: 100470 + 985 = 101455
Step 104: 101455 + 985 = 102440
Step 105: 102440 + 985 = 103425
Step 106: 103425 + 985 = 104410
Step 107: 104410 + 985 = 105395
Step 108: 105395 + 985 = 106380
Step 109: 106380 + 985 = 107365
Step 110: 107365 + 985 = 108350
Step 111: 108350 + 985 = 109335
Step 112: 109335 + 985 = 110320
Step 113: 110320 + 985 = 111305
Step 114: 111305 + 985 = 112290
Step 115: 112290 + 985 = 113275
Step 116: 113275 + 985 = 114260
Step 117: 114260 + 985 = 115245
Step 118: 115245 + 985 = 116230
Step 119: 116230 + 985 = 117215
Step 120: 117215 + 985 = 118200
Step 121: 118200 + 985 = 119185
Step 122: 119185 + 985 = 120170
Step 123: 120170 + 985 = 121155
Step 124: 121155 + 985 = 122140
Step 125: 122140 + 985 = 123125
Step 126: 123125 + 985 = 124110
Step 127: 124110 + 985 = 125095
Step 128: 125095 + 985 = 126080
Step 129: 126080 + 985 = 127065
Step 130: 127065 + 985 = 128050
Step 131: 128050 + 985 = 129035
Step 132: 129035 + 985 = 130020
Step 133: 130020 + 985 = 131005
Step 134: 131005 + 985 = 131990
Step 135: 131990 + 985 = 132975
Step 136: 132975 + 985 = 133960
Step 137: 133960 + 985 = 134945
Step 138: 134945 + 985 = 135930
Step 139: 135930 + 985 = 136915
Step 140: 136915 + 985 = 137900
Step 141: 137900 + 985 = 138885
Step 142: 138885 + 985 = 139870
Step 143: 139870 + 985 = 140855
Step 144: 140855 + 985 = 141840
Step 145: 141840 + 985 = 142825
Step 146: 142825 + 985 = 143810
Step 147: 143810 + 985 = 144795
Step 148: 144795 + 985 = 145780
Step 149: 145780 + 985 = 146765
Step 150: 146765 + 985 = 147750
Step 151: 147750 + 985 = 148735
Step 152: 148735 + 985 = 149720
Step 153: 149720 + 985 = 150705
Step 154: 150705 + 985 = 151690
Step 155: 151690 + 985 = 152675
Step 156: 152675 + 985 = 153660
Step 157: 153660 + 985 = 154645

So, 985*157 = 154645